rsync - Jun 2007 - Problem in --backup-dir option

Hi all,
  I am getting problem with --backup-dir option in rsync.
I want to take backup of the file before i am synching the new changes.
I am using -b option. And i am specifying the backup dir and suffix for the 
file also.
Backup is taking for the old back up files also.
So i am getting directories inside directories in a loop.

Kindly help me to get rid of this.
Thanks for any help.

Regards,
Chandra Prabha.A

On Tue, Jun 05, 2007 at 12:41:44PM +0530, Chandra Prabha
wrote:
> Backup is taking for the old back up files also.
> So i am getting directories inside directories in a loop.
You should put the backup directory outside of your transfer area or
specify an --exclude=MATCH that excludes it from the transfer.

..wayne..

Hi,
Thanks for your help.
"--exclude" option is working fine.

But as you told, how to create backup dir outside transfer directory.
I am new to rsync. But as far as i studied, backup can be taken in the 
destination dir.
So what ever directory i am giving, it is created in the original 
destination path and my backup file is
kept there. How to create backup files outside transfer area?

At 07:40 06.06.07, Wayne Davison wrote:
>On Tue, Jun 05, 2007 at 12:41:44PM +0530, Chandra Prabha wrote:
> > Backup is taking for the old back up files also.
> > So i am getting directories inside directories in a loop.
>
>You should put the backup directory outside of your transfer area or
>specify an --exclude=MATCH that excludes it from the transfer.
>
>..wayne..
Regards,
Chandra Prabha.A